Successive win number six was on the cards for Tottenham at the Amex Stadium last weekend, where the red-hot Brennan Johnson and James Maddison propelled the Lilywhites into a two-goal advantage versus Fabian Hurzeler’s side, but not even the most pessimistic Spurs supporter could have envisaged the collapse that followed.
Indeed, Yankuba Minteh’s response just three minutes into the second half offered Brighton a glimmer of hope, which became more than just a glimmer when Georginio Rutter brought the Seagulls back on level terms, before ex-Arsenal forward Danny Welbeck gave Gooners around the land a good laugh with a heroic winner.
Always one to cut a calm demeanour both before and after matches, Ange Postecoglou did not follow in the footsteps of his predecessor Antonio Conte in his post-game press conference, but it did not take a body language expert to determine that the Australian was apoplectic.
Postecoglou admitted that the South Coast calamity was his worst defeat since becoming manager of Tottenham, who had started to rediscover their golden touch but now reside in an unspectacular ninth place in the Premier League table, already losing three of their seven top-flight matches in 2024-25.
Furthermore, each of Spurs’ last seven Premier League home games has seen them win one then lose the next, and with the Lilywhites sinking Brentford 3-1 in their last top-flight match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, those of a superstitious nature may fear the worst on Saturday.
